Benue
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the assassination of  Principal Senior Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom on Knowledge, Economy and Investment, Mr Tavershima Adyorough.
Adyorough was also a member of the Benue State Economic Team.
The Benue State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bashir Makama told newsmen last Sunday in Makurdi that Adyorough was assassinated in the early hours of Sunday.
“He was killed in his house by bandits, who also shot his wife. The woman is currently responding to treatment at a government hospital in Makurdi,” he said.
The commissioner said that the motive of the killing was yet to be established, but expressed optimism that the culprits would be apprehended and brought to book.

Borno
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria, after a medical vacation in London, as a big boost toward ending the Boko Haram terrorism in the North- East.
Shettima stated this in a statement signed by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, in Maidugur last Sunday.
He congratulated the entire people of the North-East on the return of the president.
“The people of the North-East should be congratulated as the major beneficiaries of Buhari’s return because of his open love, empathy and keen interest in addressing the security challenges in the sub-region,’’ Shettima said.
He said that aside from his zeal in fighting insecurity, the president had been magnanimous in appointing individuals from the sub-region into key Federal Government positions.

Ekiti
The Ekiti State House of Assembly last Sunday congratulated the state Deputy Governor, Dr Kolapo Olusola on his elevation to the rank of a Professor.
The deputy governor was last week appointed a Professor in Building Technology by the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife.
The appointment was backdated to 2012.
He had being a lecturer for no less than 20 years before venturing into partisan politics and was, subsequently, made the deputy governor of Ekiti, his home state.
The speaker of the Assembly, Mr Kola Oluwawole Oluwawole, in a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Stephen Gbadamosi, described the honour as well-deserved, thanking God for making the him reach the zenith of his academic career.

FCT
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from his medical vacation in London, saying it will end controversies surrounding his long absence.
Buhari left Nigeria on May 7 for medical attention in England and returned last Saturday after 104 days.
Although, he handed over power to the Vice President in compliance with the Constitution, his long absence elicited varied commentaries and protests, with some urging him to “resume or resign”.
Abaribe, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, told newsmen  in Abuja that the president’s return was good news for Nigerians, and “will end the controversies that trailed his stay in London”.

Jigawa
The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), says it has begun the biometric verification of its staff to uncover ghost workers.
The board’s spokesman, Mallam Wasilu Umar, made this disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Dutse.
Umar said the exercise would cover staff at the SUBEB headquarters in Dutse, as well as in the Local Government Education Authorities (LEAs) across the 27 Local Government Areas of the state.
He quoted the chairman of the verification committee, Alhaji Hamza Aliyu, as saying this while, addressing members of the committee at a meeting on the development.

Kano
Kano State Government and Dangote Group have donated N500 million each as assistance to victims of the fire outbreak that occurred early this year in five major markets in Kano.
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote announced the donation last Saturday in Kano.
Dangote, who headed the appeal fund committee for the victims, said the gesture was to ameliorate the suffering of those affected by the disaster.
“Times are hard and if not for the recession which we are also affected I would have donated more than this amount,” he said.
He called on other wealthy individuals and organizations to come to the aid of the traders.

Kwara
The Police in Kwara State last Thursday assured that adequate security would be provided during the councils elections in the state slated for November 4.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Ado Lawan, gave the assurance while receiving members of Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) led by the Chairman, Dr AbdulRahman Ajidagba who visited him.
The commission’s visit was in continuation of its sensitization calls to security agencies and other stakeholders toward achieving credible, fair and free election.
Lawan said that the command was working round-the-clock to ensure a trouble-free councils poll in every part of the state.

Lagos
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) last Sunday said the jubilation that followed the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari was an indication that the country had no alternative to him now.
Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, the Chairman, South-West Chapter of the union, told newsmen in Lagos that Nigerians were in happy mood with the arrival of their President.
“We believe in our president and I can tell you, categorically, that there is no alternative to Buhari in moving the country forward,” he said.
According to the Chairman, the people came out immensely to welcome him, because they believed in him to turn around the ailing economy.

Niger
The Niger State Government says it has spent N3 billion to rehabilitate nine secondary schools under the first phase of its Whole School Development Approach Programme.
Hajiya Fatima Madugu, Commissioner for Education, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen last Monday in Minna, said that three schools were selected from each of the three sentatorial districts.
She said that the second phase of the rehabilitation, which would focus on technical colleges and vocational training centres, would soon commence.
According to her, two technical colleges and two vocational schools will be rehabilitated from each senatorial zone.
Ogun

A former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili last Sunday said that the demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) were unrealistic in light of the current economic situation in Nigeria.
Ezekwesili said this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan while reacting to the ongoing strike embarked upon by the union.
The former minster said that lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the education sector could only be found from strong analysis of the issues raised by ASUU and evidenced based policies.
“Money is not limitless and yet everyone must acknowledge that investment in education is crucial and it is key.

Osun
The Osun State Police Command says it has arrested a 23-year-old suspected internet fraudster (name with/held) for allegedly duping an American of 80,000 dollars (N28.8 million).
Police Commissioner, Fimihan Adeoye, told newsmen in Osogbo that the suspect allegedly committed the crime by posing as a woman to the unsuspecting man on a dating site on the internet.
Adeoye said the victim, who was looking for a serious relationship with a woman, was however scammed by the suspect to the tune of 80,000 dollars.
He said the suspect was apprehended with the help and information the command received from an anonymous source.
“He presented himself as a woman on the internet and he succeeded in seeking the friendship of his victim who thereafter paid the money into his account.

Plateau
The Plateau State chapter of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), has pleaded with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to extend its support to private schools in rural communities.
Its  Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Uzoji, told newsmen last Sunday in Jos, that access to educational materials in rural communities was difficult, urging the board to intervene.
“Access to educational materials in rural communities is very minimal. SUBEB should intervene to augment what proprietors of the primary schools in hinterlands can afford,” he said.
Noting that 75 per cent of Nigerian children attend private primary schools, he said that government must show more interest in the quality of what the children were getting.